12 replies to this topic

[Bruno]

Model: flame
Year: 1990
Description of problem (please be as in depth as possible):
My mini is so bumpy my GF sometimes says she wont get in. bumpy roads actualy make my cringe in pain as im scared my cars sustaining damage. the car bounces and crashes down. i have GMAX front and rear but my front is realy low(dont know why.) and suggestions on things to buy to smooth out my mini would be great. i drove my dads and it was so much better its unture. any ideas?

Edited by Bruno, 04 September 2008 - 07:24 PM.

[nicksuth]

If your car ride height has dropped it sounds like your rubber suspension cones are shot or maybe the knuckle joint or the suspension cone has worn very badly? How new are your GMax shockers?
If your going to replace the rubber, cone or joint, make sure you get NEW (i.e. don't buy unknowns from eBay)

Edited by nicksuth, 04 September 2008 - 07:33 PM.

[wwinstanley]

its a mini mate, mine sometimes leaves the ground if i go through slight dips in the road too fast. its just the solid suspension

[taffy1967]

If it's low, then there is a problem as nicksuth suggested.

My Mini bounces over bad bumps and pot holes, but it's in no way painful, nor would it put me off using it.

So your suspension needs attention.

Oh and if those GMAX dampers are adjustable, then check their not set to rock hard. Basically turn them down to minimum and then turn them up a notch at a time until the ride quality gets noticibly worst and turn them back down a notch again.

You want good handling, but also a good ride for road use Minis.

[BJst416]

New rubber cones are a good investment. If they are shot your mini will be harsh on you and the road will be harsh on your mini.

If you decide to buy new cones, always buy original Dunlop, these are good for a good 5 years or so, cheap copies will last 3 months at the most.

There is also other options as coil springs replacement for the rubber cones. If you browse around in the forum you'll find some very happy users and their reviews
coil springs

Lastly, you find the more expensive coilover setups
Coilovers

[taffy1967]

Mini Spares supply O/E Dunlop/Moulton Rubber Springs (Donuts).

But you'll probably need new suspension knuckle joints too.

[Bruno]

i thought i needed new cones and i have an annoying squeak so knuckle joints have been mentioned.

thanks for the advice.

[stormintrooper]

hiya, i been very tempted in replacing my rubber cones for those springs mentioned above and i was wondering which springs to get and do you need to buy anything else for this?

as far as i know my suspension is already completley standard

[liirge]

You'll need a cone compression tool, to get the cones out!
one thing i will say, always replace in pairs!

[mk3 Cooper S]

What tyre profile are you running?

[liirge]

Actually what are your tyre pressures?

[Retro_10s]

Gmax shocks wont be helping this, if they're just the normal yellow ones that everywhere sells,.. they're quite stiff,.. standard replacement ones will be much better at smoothing out the ride.

What size wheels do you have on this car?

[stormintrooper]

bought mini as cat c with no history of car, all i know is that i got 12" wheels with yoko's on em, cnt tell u more than that im afraid lol, and im gonna replace all 4 of them